Porcelain chocolate set
Metadata
Title
Porcelain chocolate set
Description
Old Paris porcelain chocolate set, white with gold drapery decoration, France, c. 1830, consisting of one 9" plate; five 2 3/4" straight-side cups; five 2 1/4" round-sided cups; four 4 3/4" saucers; three 5" saucers. According to family tradition, this set was a gift from Joseph Bonaparte, former King of Spain, elder brother of Napoleon I.
Date
1830 (circa)
Identifier
1994.M05.01-18
Extent
18 items
Medium
Porcelain
Is Part Of
Bonaparte Collection, The Athenaeum of Philadelphia
Provenance
Gift of Mrs. Samuel R. Shipley III
Collection
Citation
“Porcelain chocolate set ,” Bonaparte Collection, The Athenaeum of Philadelphia, Joseph Bonaparte in America, accessed November 14, 2024, https://www.josephbonaparteinamerica.org/items/show/14.